Geotechnical – Page 7

U.S. Company, NCFI Polyurethanes, Launches TerraThane.com Website for Geo-Technical Applications and Uses

September 1, 2011 rockman Comments Off

August 16, 2011 MOUNT AIRY, NC—NCFI, a U.S. company, is aiding the world geo-technical market by launching a Website for a line of new generation polyurethane products for geo-technical uses.

The Website, www.terrathane.com, provides companies working in the geotechnical field (i.e. concrete highway lifting, concrete slab raising, pipeline and tunneling, cavity filling, soil stabilization, pole setting, mine reclamation) a single online resource for choosing the very best product for their specific uses, educational material, and equipment and training resources. [Editor] Click through for the rest of the press release. [/Editor]

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UK geotechnical engineer to participate in Rickshaw Dash for charity

July 22, 2011 rockman Comments Off

Geotechnical engineer Andy Simpson and his girlfriend, Laura Sims, a structural engineer, will be participating in a bizarre 1,300 mile race across India on a 500cc rickshaw. The money they raise will be split between […]

AMEC acquires leading US engineering and environmental services company MACTEC

May 20, 2011 rockman 1

London, United Kingdom (18 May 2011) – AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, announces today that it has agreed to buy MACTEC, a leading US engineering and environmental services company, from its private equity and other individual shareholders for a cash consideration of US$280 million. Completion is subject to regulatory approval and is expected by the end of June 2011. [Editor] Click through for the rest of the press release from AMEC. [/Editor]

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Video: Geotechnical investigation of the March 11, 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, Japan

April 29, 2011 rockman Comments Off

5619603229_55577ce7ca The NSF funded Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) team has provided a preliminary report and some amazing photos and video of the damage to various regions of Japan affected by the moment magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck on March 11, 2011. Read on to see some amazing photos and video of the liquefaction damage related to the Tohoku Earthquake in Japan. (Photos from Oregon State Flickr)

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Taiwan Freeway Number 3 Landslide in April of 2010

Taiwan Freeway No. 3 landslide probe finds likely causes

April 13, 2011 rockman Comments Off

A panel of experts in civil engineering and geotechnical engineering has completed their investigation into the failure of the slope above Freeway No. 3 in Taiwan last April that killed 4 people. Their forensic geotechnical […]

Standards and Codes

ASTM Updates for April 2011

April 1, 2011 rockman Comments Off

American Society of Testing Materials Logo - ASTM It’s that time again. Here are a collection of changes/additions to ASTM standards that are relevant to geotechnical engineers, soils labs, CQA firms and related disciplines. There are a couple of interesting new standards available. D7698 is a new procedure for estimation of in-place density and water content of soil and aggregate by correlation with complex impedance. I’m not eactly sure what that is, but it sounds cool. There is also a new standard (D7702) that provides guidance for the evaluation of direct shear results involving geosynthetics. Read on for these and other updates.

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Jonathan Bray discusses geotechnical engineering and earthquakes

March 16, 2011 rockman Comments Off

This is a really great little article that interviews Jonathan Bray, professor of civil engineering at Berkley. He describes geotechnical engineering for the layman as well as modern day earthquake engineering. He also briefly discusses […]

Dan Brown in full motorcycle gear at Imogene Pass, Colorado

Dan Brown Profiled in DFI Magazine

February 13, 2011 rockman Comments Off

The winter 2011 issue of the Deep Foundations Institute magazine profiles DBA founder Dan Brown, a very prominent figure in the geotechnical industry and one of the most well known experts in deep foundations. The […]

Rudolph Glossop and the Rise of Geotechnology by Ronald E. Williams

February 13, 2011 rockman Comments Off

A new book that may be of interest to folks. See the Geoengineer.org link for more info. A personal account of the role played by Rudolph Glossop, one of the founders of geotechnical engineering in […]

Dallas Cowboy's Stadium in Arlington, near the end of construction

Dallas Cowboy Stadium Geotechnical Engineering

February 6, 2011 rockman Comments Off

Dallas Cowboy's Stadium in Arlington, near the end of construction Sports fans are eagerly awaiting the matchup between the Pittsburgh Steeler’s and the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XLV (That’s 45 for the roman numeral challenged). The venue for the Super Bowl is the new Dallas Cowboy’s Stadium in Arlington and it is certainly a show piece and engineering marvel worthy of this world class sporting event. And it required some very interesting geotechnical engineering design as well… (Photo: NFLTouchdown.com)

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